While this will get you a VR-ready system capable of pushing most of the games at ultra 1080p and 1440p gaming, according to AMD, you will also get a couple of great games to play once you are done, the new Doom and Civilization VI.

According to details, the promotional Holiday Bundle will be available until December 31st and gives you all of this for US $449.99, a good US $170 discount on the original price. MSI also threw in a US $15 mail-in rebate as well.

It is good to see Intel and Radeon in the same story and if earlier rumors are true, this might not be the end of it.

Back at CES, we had a chance to see and feel the Dell XPS 13 notebook, which is the smallest 13-incher that we have seen so far.

There is no doubt that this Broadwell-U fifth generation Core i5 powered notebook is something special, but we have noticed that in Europe it costs an arm and leg.

The basic configuration in the USA starts at very reasonable $799 + tax and, and in this SKU Dell offers a Core i3 5010U, 4GB RAM and 128GB HDD and non-touch display.

The cheapest XPS 13 in Europe costs €1329.00 or $1511.40 at today's exchagne rate, which is almost double the price. Let's be clear in Europe you will get a Core i5 5200U, 8GB or RAM and 256 GB HDD with a touchscreen display, which is clearly a faster and better equipped than US basic $799 configuration.

If we want to compare apples to apples, the same configuration in US would set you down $1099.99, again significantly less than what you would have to pay in Europe.

In case you are happy with spending €1499.00 you can even get the Core i5 5600U, a CPU option that currently is not available for US customers. There is even a 512GB SSD option is available in Germany too.

We believe that $799 is really nice price for the XPS13 inch machine, but €1329 with tax is simply too much. In the US you end up paying a bit more, as $799 is the price without sales tax that ranges between zero and 12 percent and in the worst case scenario, if you live in Arkansas the same notebook will cost $894.88. Best-case scenarios like Delaware means the $799 notebook is $799 as there is no sales tax there, in Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon.

Intel is pushing Broadwell-U based notebooks in Q1 2015, and we have seen that there will be a Broadwell-based Chromebook platform in all market segments.

It starts with Celeron Broadwell-U, Pentium Broadwell-U as well as 5th Generation Core i3, i5 and even i7 parts based on Broadwell-U.

This is happening right now, and Intel plans to update all these Chromebooks in Q4 with the new Skylake processors. The top one is based on a Skylake-U Core i5 or Core i7 processor, no surprises there. Intel plans to replace Broadwell-U Core i3 with a Skylake-U Core i3, and obviously the rest of the line gets the same treatment.

The Broadwell-U based Pentium will get a Skylake-based Pentium replacement, and there will be a Celeron based Skylake, all planned for Q4 2015. Intel will debut with Chromebook based on Core M silicon, and as far as we know this will be the first Core M Chromebook. We expect it to be fast and efficient, but we are curious about pricing, as Core M parts don't tend to come cheap.

These are Intel's current plans and they can be changed as always. Intel has Skylake silicon back and it even benchmarked it under Windows 8.1, showing some promising numbers.

Most Chromebooks in the market sit between $200 and $300 USD and are based on either Celerons or Pentiums and rarely on Core i3. So maybe Core i5 and Core i7 based machines will appear sometime in the future.

Certainly on the notebooks, the chip will do some damage – they will enable some to be thinner as iPad AIR and fit in two in one designs.

Intel has just launched Haswell refresh processors lead by Core i7 4790 clocked at 3.6 GHz and with ability to turbo clock to 4GHz and this will remain the fastest processor at least until early part of 2015.

It turns out that Intel plans a LGA 1150 based Broadwell K series desktop processor and wants it to with the 100 series of chipsets to replace Haswell refresh parts. It should end up faster than Core i7 4790 K and its projected launch is around Q1 2015.

Skylake in late 2015

In later part of 2015 there might be the Skylake replacement for this desktop part that will need a new chipset codenamed Skylake PCH and a new socket LGA 1151. Our sources say it should have DDR4 support but this has to be confirmed.

Broadwell for U processor line that sits between 15 and 20W and fits the small form factor and all in one design will launch in late part of 2014. The Skylake replacement for this market in DGA packaging might be coming by mid-2015.

Haswell C, which is the 130 to 140W TDP part, is coming for LGA 2011 in late 2014 and this one will get replaced by Broadwell E that should fit the same platform in late 2015.

Those that have been asking for a MacBook Air refresh should be happy that Apple has heard their prayers, well sort of at least. Apple has quietly updated its MabBook Air lineup with a new CPU as well as shaved US $100 off the starting price.

While it retained practically all other components, including the rather mediocre 1440x900 screen, the MacBook Air lineup now has a new Core i5 CPU clocked at 1.4GHz. It still comes with the same Intel HD 5000 IGP, so it is basically just a 100MHz speed bump compared to one offered before. The Turbo Boost speed got a bump from 2.6GHz to 2.7GHz as well.

The MacBook Air comes in 11-inch and 13-inch flavors, packs 4GB of RAM, 128 or 256GB of SSD storage, Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 ports and SDXC card reader. The new CPU is thankfully not the only update as Apple has dropped the starting price on both models by US $100 so the 11-inch starts at US $899 (£749) while the 13-inch starts at US $999 (£849).

Sadly though, it appears that Retina screen will still be exclusive to MacBook Pro and the Macbook Air lineup is not going it to get it anytime soon. With the price of high resolution tablets tumbling, Apple and other notebook makers are facing a lot of pressure to offer higher resolution screens on mid-range gear, but for the time being Apple is not budging.

Project Fiona was a big surprise when it showed up back at CES 2012 and it was pretty clear that Razer and its CEO Min-Liang Tan will not give up so easily on it. Just a year later, at CES 2013, Razer prepared a big announcement, officially launching the Edge, a 10.1-inch gaming tablet that is the final production ready evolution of the Project Fiona.

Based around a 10.1-inch 1366x768 IPS display, the Razer Edge is powered either by a 1.7GHz (2.6GHz Turbo) clocked Core i5 or 1.9GHz (3.0GHz Turbo) clocked Core i7 CPU depending on the SKU. The Ivy Bridge CPUs and their Intel HD 4000 GPU are paired up with Nvidia's GT 640M LE GPU (most likely Kepler based) with Optimus GPU switching technology and everything happily runs on Windows 8 OS. It also comes with 4 or 8GB of DDR3-1600 memory and either 64, 128 or 256GB of SSD storage space depending on how much money do you want to shell out. The rest of the specs include 802.11bgn WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, front-facing 2MP web-cam, array microphones, one USB 3.0 port and audio jack.

Razer had to make some, or precisely, a lot of changes to the original Project Fiona, so the original integrated controller handles have been redesigned to an optional gamepad dock, since most of the community wanted detachable controllers stating that original ones were just not practical. This was a good thing though as this gave Razer a chance to convert the Edge to a couple of different devices by launching other accessories including a keyboard dock with additional 40Wh battery and a docking station with HDMI output and additional USB ports.

A few months ago, Razer asked its faithful community to to give them an estimated price expectation and managed to keep the Edge well below it since the number went between US $1300 to $1500. The base version of the Edge, with Core i5 CPU, 4GB of memory, 64GB SSD and no accessories will sell at US $999. The faster Core i7 version, known as the Edge Pro, also comes with 8GB of memory, 128GB SSD and will end up at US $1299.

The detachable controllers accessory will be sold separately for US $249, the keyboard will go for US $69 and docking station for US $99. Razer also plans to sell a Pro version bundled with detachable controllers at a bundled price of US $1499.

The good side of the story is that Razer Edge packs enough power to deal with some recent PC games and keep playable fps on its 1366x768 native resolution. Both models are available for pre-order right now and should be ready to ship this quarter.

In addition to a handful of mobile Core i5 and i7 CPUs scheduled for Q1 2013, as well as a few ULV parts including the Ivy Bridge-based Celerons, Fujitsu's product site for the Lifebook NH532 has revealed two more Intel CPUs, probably scheduled for the same time frame, the Core i3-2348M and the Core i5-3230M.

Judging by the designations and some specifications revealed by Fujitsu, the Core i3-2348M seems based on the Sandy Bridge architecture, works at 2.3GHz and features 3MB of L3 cache. As a part of the Core i3 mobile series, this dual-core will feature Hyper Threading and Intel HD 3000 graphics, but will lack some features like Turbo Boost and Small Business Advantage tools. The performance will most likely be identical to the Core i3-2350M.

The Core i5-3230M is based on Intel's Ivy Bridge architecture and works at 2.6GHz base and 3.2GHz maximum Turbo clock. This dual-core CPU packs 3MB of L3 cache, supports Hyper Threading, features Intel HD 4000 graphics and has a 35W TDP. The new Core i5-3230M is a direct successor to the Core i3-3210M and will be available in both BGA and PGA packages. The same CPU will be an option in Asus' G55VW 15.6-inch gaming notebook.

There has been a lot of talk regarding Intel's ULV lineup refresh scheduled for Q1 2013, and although we already heard about the 35W TDP Core i7-3540M, Core i5-3340M and Core i5-3380M as well as the ULV Core i7-3687U and Core i5-3437U parts for the Ultrabook segment, it appears that the refresh will also include two additional ULV CPUs, the Core i3-3227U and the Core i5-3337U.

The Core i3-3227U and the Core i5-3337UI are both expected to have the same 17W TDP. Both of them will also feature 3MB of L3 cache, Intel's HD 4000 graphics part and most likely, will support Intel's Hyper-threading technology. The Core i3-3227U will have a slightly higher (100MHz) clock when compared to the 1.8GHz clocked Core i3-3217U CPU released back in June. As a part of the cheaper ULV lineup, the Core i3-3227U will lack Intel's Turbo Boost feature and will most likely replace the previously noted Core i3-3217 CPU.

The Core i5-3337U will have a slightly lower 1.8GHz base clock, but will feature Intel's Turbo Boost that will take it as high as 2.7GHz when needed.

Both CPUs have appeared in recent specification pages for Toshiba Satellite notebooks.

Newegg.com has started to sell Intel's new Ivy Bridge desktop CPUs and apparently has all five standard desktop CPUs in stock, although limited to one or two per customer, depending on the model.

In case you missed it, the standard desktop lineup includes three Core i5 and two Core i7 CPUs. The lineup kicks off with the Core i7-3770K "unlocked" quad-core CPU that works at 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo). This one has 8MB of L3 cache and features Intel HD Graphics 4000. The next one is the "locked" Core i7-3770 working at 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo), has 8MB of L3 cache and also features HD Graphics 4000.

Both of the Core i7 Ivy Bridge CPUs have the same 77W TDP and are currently available at Newegg.com with a US $349.99 price for the Core i7-3770K and US $319.99 for the Core i7-3770 one.

The Core i5 Ivy Bridge lineup starts off with the unlocked Core i5-3570K. This quad-core works at 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) has 6MB of L3 cache and features Intel HD Graphics 4000. The Core i5-3550 works at 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo), has same 6MB of L3 cache, same 77W TDP and features Intel HD Graphics 2500. The last but not least is the cheapest of the bunch, Core i5-3450. This one works at 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo), has same 6MB of L2 cache, same 77W TDP and same Intel HD Graphics 2500.

The Core i5 lineup is priced at US $249.99 for the Core i5-3570K, US $219.99 for the Core i5-3550 and US $199.99 for the cheapest Core i5-3450.

As noted earlier, the entire lineup is available for order but Core i7 lineup is limited to one per customer while Core i5 lineup is limited to two per customer. Of course, Newegg.com is more than happy to offer Z77 based motherboard in case you want to pair it with one of these Ivy Bridge CPUs.

The 29th of April launch date for Ivy Bridge has been pretty much confirmed from various rumours before, but now Donanimhaber.com scored a new slide that both confirms the date and details the entire lineup that should come later.

According to the slide, Intel plans to roll out around 10 different Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs on April 29th while the rest of the Core i7 and Core i5 lineup should follow on June 3rd. The 7-series chipset motheboards based on the Z77, Z75, H77 and B75 Express chipsets should hit retail on the same day while enterprise class Intel Q77 and Q75 are scheduled for June 3rd.

The Intel Core i3 and Intel Pentium CPUs based on the Ivy Bridge are the last of the lineup and are scheduled for holiday season.